Full Bore Shooting
Higher calibres at long distance
What Is Full Bore?
Full size, full power rifles for long distance work.
We regularly shoot these at outdoor ranges particularly the army range at Strensall, York, Beckingham at Newark and at the national shooting centre, Bisley, Surrey.
Old historic guns which pre-date World War One, through World War Two and right up to date with the latest modern sniper rifles, if it shoots a rifle bullet, you can shoot it with our club. Ex-military rifles such as Lee Enfield, Mosin Nagant and even AKM’s are popular.
The highest calibre rifle you could possible own would be a .50 calibre but since there are only a couple of places you can shoot those in the UK – and the ammo is £15 a shot – ownership of those is rare. Instead most members opt for the more common .223, .303, 7.62×39, 7.62x54R or .308 rifles where the ammo ranges from 30p each to a pound a round.
Which one to get depends on how far you want to shoot, the larger calibres being more suited to longer distances whereas the little .223 runs out of steam after 700 yards or so. Don’t worry about that yet, you’ll cover that during training and will have a chance to try small and large calibres.
The club has multiple rifles for members to use in .223, .308, 7.62 calibres.
Hitting a six foot wide target at 600 yards is easy. Landing shots into a three inch wide bullseye, not so easy.
Club Full Bore Guns
Savage Axis .223
The Savage Axis .223 Remington Bolt-Action Rifle is a centrefire rifle with easy bolt action and features a detachable box magazine with a 4-round capacity.
The rifle is designed with a carbon-steel barrel and a synthetic stock with matte finishes.
Savage Axis .308
The same rifle as the Savage Axis .223 but chambered in .308 Remington.
In .308 this is capable of 1000 yards. Coupled with good telescopic sights we will teach you about bullet drops and hold over.
Mosin Nagant
A 1944 dated five shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed, military rifle.
This rifle chambered in 7.62 x 54R is fitted with a scope to help aiming. A classic rifle and surprisingly accurate.
AR-15 Straight Pull
Classic AR-15 in .223 calibre, good for up to 700 yards.
Easy to shoot for newcomers and reasonably accurate, even with the shorter barrel. The .223 calibre has little recoil compared to the larger .308 and is a good introduction to rifle shooting.
AK47
The classic AK47 fitted with an original Russian POSP 6-24 scope.
The 7.62×39 calibre is soft to shoot and reasonably accurate – very popular with members.
Full Bore News
Strensall – Sunday 8th April
We have a range date at Strensall of Sunday the 8th of April as ever the postcode for the address you need to head for is as follows: Scott Moncrieff Road, Towthorpe, York, YO32 9XB Be aware however that the M.o.D and Landmarc have been cancelling dates far more this...
Strensall is still on – weather update!
Good News! Strensall is still on for Saturday the 21st - it looks like the rain is going to hold off till 1700, with temps somewhere around 12-14 C: BBC Weather Strensall Windspeeds could be in the vicinity of 6.5 metres per second upto 9 m/s - predominantly from the...
Strensall Range Day – Saturday 5th August
Good News! We've arranged another couple of Strensall (Near York) range days for WRPC - this being the second of the two on Saturday the 5th of August. The day will begin at the range for 0830 – a mandatory safety briefing for ALL shooters whether they are in...
